Full List of senators who opposed manual backup clause in electoral bill

The identities of the 15 senators who voted in support ofmandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results duringdeliberations on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026 havebeen revealed. The lawmakers opposed the retention of a controversialprovision that allows manual collation of results as a backup. Recall that the Senate approved the electronic transmissionof election results while retaining manual collation as a fallback option in aplenary session on Tuesday. The resolution followed a tense plenary session in the redchamber of the National Assembly. During a dramatic division on the floor, 55 senators votedin favour of keeping the manual backup clause, while Senator Enyinnaya Abaribeand the 14 others stood against it, insisting on mandatory real-time electronictransmission. The senators include:Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) Enyinnaya Abaribe (ADC, Abia South)Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi Central)Aminu Tambuwal (PDP, Sokoto South)Ireti Kingibe (ADC, FCT)Seriake Dickson (PDP, Bayelsa West)Onawo Ogwoshi (ADC, Nasarawa South)Tony Nwoye (ADC, Anambra North)Victor Umeh (ADC, Anambra Central)Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP, Gombe Central)Austin Akobundu (PDP, Abia Central)Khalid Mustapha (PDP, Kaduna North)Sikayo Yaro (PDP, Gombe South)Emmanuel Nwachukwu (APGA, Anambra South)Peter Jiya (PDP, Niger South)

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